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Colombian Ambassador To Return To Argentina After Milei-Petro Row
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Colombia's ambassador to Argentina will return to Buenos Aires, both countries' foreign ministries said Sunday, two months after he was recalled over comments made by Argentine President Javier Milei about his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro.
"The Colombian government has given instructions for Ambassador Camilo Romero to return to Buenos Aires," the foreign ministries said in a joint statement.
Colombia recalled ambassador Camilo Romero in late January after Milei called left-leaning Petro a "murderous communist who is sinking Colombia."
Both governments were open to taking "concrete steps to overcome any differences and strengthen this relationship," the statement added.
Bogota also approved Argentina's proposed new ambassador to Colombia, who has not yet been named publicly.
Argentine foreign minister Diana Mondino will make an official visit to Colombia, the statement said, without specifying when.
Colombia's foreign ministry previously said that Milei's "denigrating" remarks had "deteriorated the trust of our nation, in addition to offending the dignity of President Petro."
Relations between Argentina and Colombia have typically been stable but have deteriorated since Milei took office in December.
On Wednesday, Bogota ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomats after Milei called Petro a "terrorist" and "murderer" during an interview with CNN.
Petro came to power in 2022 as Colombia's first leftist president and had described Milei's election victory as a "sad moment for Latin America."
Colombian Ambassador To Return To Argentina After Milei-Petro Row
Colombia's ambassador to Argentina will return to Buenos Aires, both countries' foreign ministries said Sunday, two months after he was recalled over comments made by Argentine President Javier Milei about his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro.
